Ep 2 and ....did she just go back to work and school after extracting two teeth??? That's so far from reality. I had 2 wisdom teeth extracted a few months ago and I was down for 2 days!!
Still cute vibes all around, but man these writers need to better research for their plots.
Great article! In a place (cdramaland) where FLs are normally portrayed as bland/helpless/annoying in a lot of dramas this list is a reminder of the great FLs that can serve as role models for young girls whilst pursing love, their own career independent of the man, and sisterhood with their friends.
I think the character that really balanced all of it was Chen Xiaoqian, comedy, intelligence, romance and likeability. She was so well written and acted for a character that could have easily been typecast as annoying FL who can destroy the drama.
I will be watching some of the others mentioned in the article and below in the comment!
Unpopular opinion: I couldn't make it past the first 2 eps. The FLs acting was....non existent. I don't know much about the cast so I don't know if she is a popular idol/actor in China but she really needs a lot of training and acting classes. I have never seen someone 'act' with such a stiff face that show zero emotions. She was the sole reason I couldn't continue with the drama. I had the same issue with Love O2O.
But I see the drama bought a lot of joy to a lot of viewers so I assume everyone else was fine with it.
Wow what a ride! Don't hesitate- just click play and watch it till the end.
This drama is a slow burn, so go in knowing the first half is a little slower, takes time to build up and you may even question if the leads will have any chemistry. But that all is part of the charm of this drama. The leads have an inexplicable chemistry once together and it just feels like they have always belonged/been together. It's not just sizzling but also a lasting kind of love.
Also I believe this is the first drama that I have watched with such a unique set up as space exploration and showing the difficulties of it. Most dramas these days are about idol life/gaming (which this drama has in the first half and I honestly didn't care for those scenes), but this one really makes you realise everyone involved in space exploration is really achieving something larger than any of us, larger than life. I really felt Yu Tu's struggle and anxiety with his work and how important it was. It is beyond just one country investing in technology, its humanity as whole being able to understand life outside of our planet (although admittedly in the drama it was a little a bit much of China!! RARA!! and I'm never a big fan of patriotism).
In terms of cast, everyone was great, no evil characters. Yang Yang's acting was admittedly stiff in the beginning and he couldn't quite portray the complex emotions his character is going through, but he really finds his groove at some point and then its great. Also WOW he is good looking in this drama. I dropped Love O2O cause I found it terrible but he is so good in this! I felt Dilraba's character could have been a little more complex, but overall she was great too. My biggest complaint was, I wish they had more deep and meaningful conversations during their gaming sessions, (the script was a little superficial to start with) it felt like a missed opportunity from the writer.
The OST was great, the production and effects were great too. The last few episodes were fun and the actors were so natural at that point you don't even feel like you are watching people act on screen anymore. It's just a wonderful watch and completely deserving of the praise it is getting!
This drama is an interesting watch but should probably not be binged as fast as I did because I did FF through…
I didn't like however that Dr Keanu was able to forgive JH. He destroyed his career, but more importantly his family. I get why they wrote it that way, so that the doctor would heal himself through treating JH, but it was pretty unrealistic. I feel like too much was tied up with a happy little red bow and they could have done something a little deeper than that.
This drama is an interesting watch but should probably not be binged as fast as I did because I did FF through a lot of the second half filler scenes. The drama takes a deeper look into the 2 leads and how toxic their love becomes for the main leads. The star of this show is really Ji Hoon's character and his scenes were really well acted, from disturbing to pathetic. His scenes had a lot of charisma on screen and chemistry with the FL whereas I found the ML & FL's relationship to be a little stiff and superficial.
I also found the comedic parts to be fairly well written and acted, and love the relationship between the FL and her boss. It was good to see such a positive relationship between female boss and female team member (also their out of office friendship). The ML was also really supportive and gentle, not the typical toxic dramaland ML which is the point of the drama, to contrast him against the ex.
I do feel like however the drama failed to go as deep and as dark as it could have with the story. It feels like everyone was too afraid to make it more realistic and so (as someone commented below), it's not as deep as it thinks it is. The conversations between the mains were too superficial, only really talked about their past loves and didn't really touch any deeper topics about life and the world which you can also discuss with 'strangers'.
Overall this is still a good drama to watch, and unlike most of the comments I did think the main leads had plenty of screen time together, they just didn't have chemistry as strong as the 2ML and FL.
Dropped at ep 12. Too cliched and as FL's character was too childish, even the way they styled her was like a kid. Everyone in the office is wearing office wear and her clothes are like the big size version of toddler wear. Also why did they giver her that hairstyle???? I couldn't take it seriously anymore. I know Amy Sun can do better! She acted so well in a similar role in Accidentally in Love but this was a character she can't save. These C-drama writers need to stop infantilising grown women and making them feel so pointless to the story.
Also I couldn't understand why the leads fall for each other- like I get he is her idol, but...she really doesn't know him much and vice versa. It was all awkward. Not worth the time I already wasted on this.
I am little bit dispointed with the final editing of drama. Even though drama had wonderful cast, beautiful storyline…
It didn't fit in some parts but it didn't bother me much in the first half but I think towards the end the editing team/director definitely seems to have gotten lazy. The editing was terrible in the last few episodes, I was confused as to what I was watching, and why the flow was so messy. Such a shame cause it just messed up a good drama.
Still cute vibes all around, but man these writers need to better research for their plots.
I think the character that really balanced all of it was Chen Xiaoqian, comedy, intelligence, romance and likeability. She was so well written and acted for a character that could have easily been typecast as annoying FL who can destroy the drama.
I will be watching some of the others mentioned in the article and below in the comment!
But I see the drama bought a lot of joy to a lot of viewers so I assume everyone else was fine with it.
Don't hesitate- just click play and watch it till the end.
This drama is a slow burn, so go in knowing the first half is a little slower, takes time to build up and you may even question if the leads will have any chemistry. But that all is part of the charm of this drama. The leads have an inexplicable chemistry once together and it just feels like they have always belonged/been together. It's not just sizzling but also a lasting kind of love.
Also I believe this is the first drama that I have watched with such a unique set up as space exploration and showing the difficulties of it. Most dramas these days are about idol life/gaming (which this drama has in the first half and I honestly didn't care for those scenes), but this one really makes you realise everyone involved in space exploration is really achieving something larger than any of us, larger than life. I really felt Yu Tu's struggle and anxiety with his work and how important it was. It is beyond just one country investing in technology, its humanity as whole being able to understand life outside of our planet (although admittedly in the drama it was a little a bit much of China!! RARA!! and I'm never a big fan of patriotism).
In terms of cast, everyone was great, no evil characters. Yang Yang's acting was admittedly stiff in the beginning and he couldn't quite portray the complex emotions his character is going through, but he really finds his groove at some point and then its great. Also WOW he is good looking in this drama. I dropped Love O2O cause I found it terrible but he is so good in this! I felt Dilraba's character could have been a little more complex, but overall she was great too. My biggest complaint was, I wish they had more deep and meaningful conversations during their gaming sessions, (the script was a little superficial to start with) it felt like a missed opportunity from the writer.
The OST was great, the production and effects were great too. The last few episodes were fun and the actors were so natural at that point you don't even feel like you are watching people act on screen anymore. It's just a wonderful watch and completely deserving of the praise it is getting!
I also found the comedic parts to be fairly well written and acted, and love the relationship between the FL and her boss. It was good to see such a positive relationship between female boss and female team member (also their out of office friendship). The ML was also really supportive and gentle, not the typical toxic dramaland ML which is the point of the drama, to contrast him against the ex.
I do feel like however the drama failed to go as deep and as dark as it could have with the story. It feels like everyone was too afraid to make it more realistic and so (as someone commented below), it's not as deep as it thinks it is. The conversations between the mains were too superficial, only really talked about their past loves and didn't really touch any deeper topics about life and the world which you can also discuss with 'strangers'.
Overall this is still a good drama to watch, and unlike most of the comments I did think the main leads had plenty of screen time together, they just didn't have chemistry as strong as the 2ML and FL.
Also I couldn't understand why the leads fall for each other- like I get he is her idol, but...she really doesn't know him much and vice versa. It was all awkward. Not worth the time I already wasted on this.
The editing was terrible in the last few episodes, I was confused as to what I was watching, and why the flow was so messy. Such a shame cause it just messed up a good drama.